Tracy's betrayal had stung, yeah, but it had hit Mal the hardest. He carried the weight of everyone on his back, which is something Alliance never understood. The rest of their platoon that died at the Battle of Serenity Valley, Mal knew every name.

(Fact of the matter was that so did Zoë, but she didn't wear her heart on her sleeve the same way the captain did.)

"Could be. It's uncomfortable." She waits until the girl is dressed before talking again. "Gonna need a drink to talk about this again. Come with me. There's a bar not too far from here."